Research on the Treatment of Coal Chemical Wastewater by Activated Sludge Process with Fixed Biological Media Process and Strains

Abstract:

Full scale two-stage activated sludge process (ASP) with fixed biological media was used to treat coal gasification wastewater. The ASP has operated for more than one year and COD, total phenol and NH4-N removal effects were illuminated. COD and total phenol removal rates were around 85% and 90% during long term operation. Effluent COD and total phenol of the first stage of the ASP had an abnormal increase and turned to normal after several weeks. Nitrification of the ASP increased slowly and NH4-N removal rates achieved 80% after 15 weeks. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia K279a is isolated from coal chemical industry wastewater. The optimum conditions for PO production are phenol 1000mg/L, temperature 30-34 and pH 7-7.5. The strain resists 980mg/L COD and 805mg/L phenols. The degradation rate of phenols reaches 97% in 48h. The results show that Stenotrophomonas maltophilia K279a can be applied to the aerobic process with high proportion of phenols

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 610-613)
• Pages: 2006-2011
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.610-613.2006
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Chun Yan Xu*, Hong Jun Han
• Keywords: Activated Sludge Process, Ammonia, Bacteria, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Coal Gasification Wastewater, Phenol, Total Phenol

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